Re: Indian FT Doctor escaped Jail for Molest!

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Originally Posted by JUSTSPOREAN Aiyah - that's bad. Giving the wrong signal that S$$$ can solve problems. I say - give him the ROTAN!!! Don't 'spare the ROD and spoil the CHILD/MAN !!!!!'

Hi, just a comment to put things in perspective.

If U look at subordinate courts 2010 case load data at http://app.subcourts.gov.sg/data/htm...-caseload.html, you will note that the subordinate courts heard 378,128 cases that year (majority were criminal cases etc).

For molest cases, some ambiguity might arise due to a possible lack of witnesses or subjectivity of evidence. It might be hard to sentence someone if the victim is either too emotional, unable to prove or had behaved provocatively in the first place.

Also, giving every guy the 'rotan' might encourage women to dress irresponsibly/ even attempt to profit by baiting men opportunistically for the purpose of blackmail or other dishonesty.

Perhaps the most important service that the court can give is victim legal education about the means of seeking resolution/ compensation for the distress through:
- victim/ witness protection against threats by assailant for reporting/ testifying.
- victim education about the means for seeking compensation/ resolution.
- A public record of the case, for future reference/ evidence; the compensatory quantum as well as compensation to the court by the assailant for the court services utilized.

It is fair that some of these cases are resolved in a civil court 'manner' to save court resources provided that BOTH assailant AND victim are agreeable mutually and efficaciously.

The PP however, should have the final say in whether to continue to trial or not depending on the details of the case from witnesses, keeping in mind the interest of public safety and decency.

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